ANOTHER WOMAN MIGHT have tried to escape the moment she woke up in an unfamiliar environment after having been knocked out by an alien stranger who was too sexy for her well-being. But that hypothetical woman probably hadn’t just experienced the most restful sleep of the last month. So Lis took a moment to savor it.
When she spied the pile of toiletries and the door to the small shower stall, her mind was made up before she could even think of leaving.
She moaned as the stream of warm water hit her battered body and began to wash away the caked-in stink of the last several weeks. Lis scrubbed and scrubbed, washing her skin and hair until the water ran clear and her skin was red and tender from the effort. It took longer than she anticipated, and halfway through, she spared a glance back
